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' May 25 V, 1925.

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Patented May 25, 1926.

UNITED stares PATENT orricr..

TIMOTHY JELLOW, OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 GEORGE I DI BOND, 0F QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Application led August 13, 1925.

This invention relates to a novel. construction of an element or memberl ot' a design, inscription or the like, which is to be produced upon stones and particularly upon monumental stones.

The design element is provided with a base member having formed therein or thereon a portion of the completed design, and said base member is preferably angular in shape and provided on one or more ot' its sides or edges with notches or steps arranged in predetermined order to enable a plurality ot base members to be properly assembled to complet-e the design, as will be described.

To enable the invention to be readily understood, the completed design is herein shown as a Word, each letter of Which constitutes an element of the design, and is composed of a base member, preferably a substantially rectangular block or plate having the letter formed thereon and provided on tivo of its opposing sides or edges with a plurality of notches or steps ot predetermined construction.

rIhe notches or steps are arranged and made in such shape, size and number as to obtain combinations when the members are assembled together, so as to obtain the proper or desired spacing and preferably a substantially uniform spacing ot the letters in the word or design, notWithstandingl that the base members of dili'erent letters may vary in size or Width.

Letters embodying this invention are capable of being assembled to advantage in an apparatus or frame from which a transfer of the Word ordesign in color is made on paper, which is then adhesively affixed to the stone or monument upon which the design or Word is to be cut.

The invention is particularly useful when the inscription is made ot Roman letters which vary in Width but which can be substantially uniformly or evenly spaced by using blocks or plates having steps or notches of the proper depth. s

To facilitate description, the design element Willbe hereinafter designated a letter.

The particular features ot the invention will be pointed outin the claims at the end of this specification.

Fig. 1 represents a frame in which are assembled a plurality of letters embodying this invention to form a Word;

Fig. 2, a view like Fig. 1 with a transter sei-iai No. 49,997.

sheet or layer ot pap-er applied to the trame, showing the letters transferred in color thereto;

Fig. 3, a detail of a portion ot the frame with letters assembled thereon to form a different Word;

Fig. et, a plan of one of theletters on an enlarged scale, and

Fig. 5, a perspective of the letter shown in Fig'. 4.

Referring to Fig. 4, a represents the base member of the improved letter, Which base member may be made ot metal, rubber or other suitable material of sufficient rigidity to permit its side edges to be provided with notches or steps The base member a has formed therein or thereon a letter, Whichas shown in Fig. 1 is an outline letter, formed by raised Walls attached to the base, but said letter' may be otherwise formed thereon or therein, as, for instance, it may be cut in the base member similar to a stencil.

The base member a is herein shown as provided vvith continuous and parallel top and bottom edges 12, 13, andv with side edges 1/1, 15, which are ot irregular form or outline, and composed ot a plurality ot sections or lengths which co-operate to form a plurality of notches or steps b.

In Fig. 1,-the base member L has its side edge 14C provided with tour lengt-lis or sections numbered 16, 17, 18, 19, three of which are arrangedvin parallel planes and tivo in the same plane. f

The sections 16, 18 are arranged in the same plane and the sections 17 and 19 in diferent planes, The section 17 is shown as the longest and lies between the sections 16, 18, which are shown as of lsubstantially the same length, lWhile the section 19 is shorter than the section 18.

rlhe'sections 16, 18 co-operate With the section 17 to form tivo steps or notches b' and the section 19 co-operat-es with the section 18 to form another step or notch b. i The side of the base member a is provided as shown in Fig. lwith live sect-ions or lengths numbered 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, with the sections 20, 21 arranged in parallel planes; with the sections 20, 24 in the same plane; sections 21, 23 in another plane, and with the section 22 in a third plane.

rllhe sections 20, 2 1are shown as of the same length; the sections 2l, 23 of unequal sas lengths and of different length from the sections 20, 24, and the section 22 ot' greater length than any section on opposite sides thereof. The sections 16, 2O and 19, 24 are shown as ot the samelength, the sections 18, 23 of the same'length and the-sections 17, 21, 22 of different lengths.. The base members a of the other letters of the alphabet are provided With side edges having a .plurality of sections Which form steps or notches Z), and` these steps or notches are arranged in .suitable .or predetermined. order, so as to have one or more of the steps .or notches match or .fit one or more of the notches or steps ofv other letters, so that base members having let-ters of different Widths may be assembled together to form an inscription or Word and have the letters in the Word spaced in asubstantially uni-torni manner.

In Fig. l tive letters-forming the wor-d or name DEWEY Yare `shown as assembled on a frame comprising the parallel mem-bers 30, 31., andthe cross members 32 Whichuare attached to the member-30 Vand support the member 31, which latter is l'capable of bei-ng adjusted vtoward the member 3.0 land fsecured in its adjusted position by nuts 34 on bolts 35mm/'able in slots 36in the cross members 32.

By reference to Fig. 1 it Will-be. observed that each of. the lletters D, 1V is substantially wider than each of the letters E, Y, but by means of theV steps or notches-5in the base members a of these letters, the base members may be assembled with certain or predetermined sections of the base members registering With like sections on adjacent base members, so that the letters proper on the base members are spaced apart uniformly or substantially so, notwithstanding variations in the Width of said base members.

In.. the cases of the Word DEW'EY., it will be seen that only the center sections ony the adjacent edges of the letters D, E,register, Whereas the three uppermost..sections on the sides 15, 14 of the letters E, W register, and thek two uppermost sections on the sides 15., 14 of the letters W, E register., and the threeuppermost sections of the sides 15, 14 of the letters E, Y register.

In Fig. 3, .the Word YALE is shown, and the letters Y and E .are thefsame as shown in F 1, ivhile .the letters A and L are provided Witha different construction or arrangement of steps or notches b in the sides of their base members.

The side 140i.1 the base lvmember a of the letter A is provided with four sections or lengths, marked 30, 31, 32, 33, which are in four different planes, the uppermost section l30 and the lowermost section 33 cooperating with the uppermost and lowermost sections of the side 15 oci the letter Y, a-nd the long section 31 co-operates with the second section of the letter Y, whereas the long section 31 and the next section 32 do 'not contact with the sections 40, 41 of the letterv Y.

The side 15 of the letter A is provided with four sections 35, 36, 37, 38, with only the longv section 37 and the short bottom section 33 contacting with sections of the letter L, which latter let-ter is provided on its side 14 with four sections, and on its side 15 With four sections, some of Which dilfcr in length `lrom the sections in the side 14.

One embodiment of the invention is herein shown but it issnot desired to limit the invention to the particular' embodiment shown.

lli/That is claimed is 1. An element capable of forming part of a design .and `comprising a Vbase member provided With Aa component part ot the design and having' edges provided With steps some of which are of varying sizes according tol the characteristics of the component part ol the design..to--obtain the proper spacing of the component parts when said base members are .assembled-to form t-he desi-gn.

.2. A design element .comprising ya base member provided With a letter and haring its side .ed-ges provided with steps, some of which are of varying sizes` according to the rchaiacterfistics of the letter on :the base member., to obtain the proper spacing ot the lette-rs when said base members are assembled.

3. A design element comprising a base member provided with a letter and with top and bottom straight edges and side edges provided with sections form-ing steps, some ot' which latter vary in length vaccording to the characteristics of the letter on. the base member, to obtain the proper spacing of the letters when said base members are assembled.

4. A design element comprising a base member pro vided With a character and with parallel top and bottom edges and with side edges having sections in parallel planes and some of which vary in length to form steps of vary-ing sizes according to the characteristics of the letter on the base member., to obtain the proper spacing of 'the letters when said base fmembers are assembled.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

TIMOTHY JELLOW. 

